Decisions

Robot

Why not use a robo-advisor?

Posted by on | Featured

So as I mentioned in my last post, my day job started offering a 401(k) recently. Finally! It’s been very relieving, as it allows me to put more tax-advantaged money away for retirement, which, as you might imagine, is pretty … Read More … Read More

Tags: ,
Limassol

Why I’m signing up for a personal finance course

Posted by on | Featured

UPDATE (January 27, 2020): Finally published a review of this course. Michael Hyatt, the author and publisher, likes to say that “not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers“. By this, I’ve always interpreted it to mean that … Read More … Read More

Tags: , ,
Prius toy car

Why buying my car wasn’t (totally) a good financial decision

Posted by on | Featured

I own a 2004 Toyota Prius. It’s not a flashy car, at least it isn’t these days. It’s two models behind the current Prius, for one, and the Prius brand isn’t as flashy as, say, Tesla, these days. But I’m … Read More … Read More

Tags: , , ,
Road atlas

Why it’s okay to make a bad financial decision (sometimes)

Posted by on | Featured

I was pretty hard recently on people leasing cars. That’s because I feel very strongly about how it’s a decision that can have a significant negative financial effect on one’s life. And not only that, but the implications of and … Read More … Read More

Tags: ,
Shark

Why not lease a car and then buy it?

Posted by on | Featured

If it wasn’t obvious, my post on reasons to lease a car wasn’t really in support of leasing a car, as I think that’s one of more financially foolish moves one can make, even worse than buying a new car. After … Read More … Read More

Tags: , ,
Sheep

Here are 4 reasons to lease a car

Posted by on | Featured

So your car is dying, and you have decided that you need a new one. You’ve looked at buying used, you’ve looked at buying new, and then you’ve also thought of leasing. Is leasing right for you? … Read More

Tags: , ,
Red and purple

When savings rates change, is it time to switch banks?

Posted by on | Featured

So we all now know to not keep our savings in a big bank, or other entity that clearly doesn’t care about keeping your business. But what if you’ve already done this? What if you have your savings accounts in … Read More … Read More

Tags: , , ,
Subway train blur

It’s not worth it to be dishonest

Posted by on | Featured

I just finished reading The Big Short, about the U.S. mortgage bubble/crisis in the late 2000s. I don’t know how I never got around to reading it before now, but there’s always more books to read. It’s hard not to … Read More … Read More

Tags: , , ,